This book is dedicated to all things vanilla. Despite the connotation that word has taken on over the years, vanilla is anything but boring. I immediately found several recipes I wanted to try, but I kept coming back to these cookies.
I am such a sucker for sweet-and-salty that I just couldn’t resist. I know I just made some salty sugar cookies last week, but please indulge me in these as well.

So, what we have here is an oatmeal cookie, which is always a winner with me. Add to that some good quality white chocolate. I used Lindt’s Touch of Vanilla that the good people of Lindt sent me a couple of months ago when I made those Browned Butter Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies. Top all that off with a light sprinkling of coarse salt, and you get these amazingly delicious beauties.

I did make a couple of changes to Shauna’s recipe. First of all, I made my cookies a bit smaller than she suggested. Also, she recommends making vanilla salt using a vanilla bean and a container of coarse salt. As that would take a few days, and I’m not known for my patience, I elected to go with unaltered salt for the tops.

Now, for something exciting for all of you! Quirk Books, the publisher of this cookbook, has graciously offered to send a copy of Pure Vanilla to a Bake or Break reader!

UPDATE: Giveaway has closed. Congratulations, Aimee!

A copy of Pure Vanilla was provided to me by Quirk Books, as is the copy for the giveaway. The white chocolate was provided by Lindt. All opinions are my own.

Wondering how it would be to do an espresso salt to make these a “coffee and cream” kind of oatmeal cookie??? Or maybe change out the vanilla chips with a cappuccino chip to play off that with the espresso salt…..

I just got done making these cookies for the millionth time and they were amazing as always! I first made these cookies in 2012 and they quickly became a fan favorite among friends and family. Fast forward to my sister’s wedding in 2016 and I made over 300 of these cookies to put in the “welcome bags” we assembled for guests-and got rave reviews! My family has officially designated this recipe as our “family recipe”. Thank you so much Jennifer for sharing this recipe!

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Welcome to BAKEorBREAK, or BoB as we affectionately call it. I’m Jennifer and this is my journal of over a decade of adventures as an amateur baker. The recipes you'll find as you browse through the recipe index tend toward low-effort, high-reward although you'll find some special "worth the effort" treats, too. There's sure to be something delicious for everyone. Happy baking!